Ed Chandler vs. Cal McLish — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cal McLish built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Cal McLish

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.43
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.64
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
39.74
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Cal McLish

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
2.35
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4049
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349.2
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Cal McLish

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
391.49
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
125.53
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
31.91
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
78.72
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.64
17.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
47.87
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
2.88
2.88
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
28.72
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100